Range 59C
Range 59C is a shooting range in Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey. Range 59C is situated nearby to the shooting range Range 59F, as well as near Range 59A.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BOMARC missile accident site.
BOMARC missile accident site
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
BOMARC Site RW-01 is a 75-acre fenced-off site contaminated primarily with "weapons-grade plutonium, highly-enriched and depleted uranium." On 7 June 1960 an explosion in a CIM-10 Bomarc missile fuel tank caused the accident and subsequent contamination. BOMARC missile accident site is situated 2 miles northeast of Range 59C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Township of Plumsted and Brindletown.
Township of Plumsted
Village
Plumsted Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,072, a decrease of 349 from the 2010 census count of 8,421, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,146 from the 7,275 counted in the 2000 census. Township of Plumsted is situated 3 miles northwest of Range 59C.
Brindletown
Hamlet
Brindletown is an unincorporated community located within Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Brindletown was once a village home to a hotel, a mill, and large estates overlooking Brindle Lake. Brindletown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Range 59C.
Archertown
Hamlet
Plumsted Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,072, a decrease of 349 from the 2010 census count of 8,421, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,146 from the 7,275 counted in the 2000 census. Archertown is situated 4½ miles northwest of Range 59C.
Range 59C
- Type: Shooting range
- Categories: military installation and sports location
- Location: Ocean County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00889° or 40° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
-74.46326° or 74° 27′ 48″ westOpen location code
87G72G5P+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1526561714OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=range
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